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2022 Silverado Interior Spied With Large Infotainment Screen, No Column Shift

Just last week, we got a look at the refreshed interior in the 2022 GMC Sierra Denali, picking out a few key details of the upcoming mid-cycle enhancement (MCE). Now, GM Authority is bringing you the upcoming pickup’s refreshed corporate cousin, the Chevrolet Silverado, with tantalizing hints about the 2022 Silverado interior features.

The first thing that stands out is a big infotainment screen integrated with the center stack. As we can see, the infotainment readout in the 2022 Silverado interior doesn’t come with a “floating” design like the all-new 2021 Chevy Suburban or 2021 Chevy Tahoe. Rather, the screen appears to offer an integrated design similar to the 2021 GMC Yukon Denali.

Although it’s covered in a heavy layer of camouflage, we can still see that the screen in the 2022 Silverado interior is larger than the screen in the current 2019 and 2021 model year vehicles. The exact size and aspect ratio have yet to be determined, but the extra screen real estate will undoubtedly help address the perceived shortcoming of the new Silverado’s interior.

What’s more, we see a new steering wheel with the telltale GM Super Cruise indicator along the top of the rim, suggesting that the 2022 Silverado interior is setup for semi-autonomous, hands-free driving on the freeway.

Another interesting detail is the lack of a column-mounted shifter, which suggests the 2022 Silverado interior will instead employ a push-button shifter similar to the next-generation 2021 GMC Yukon.

The move to a push-button shifter is a significant departure from the column-mounted shifter used previously. The upcoming 2022 GMC Sierra is also expected to make the move to a push-button layout, which, according to a previous GM Authority poll, has split fans, with 58 percent of poll responders preferring a column-mounted shifter, and 42 percent of poll responders liking the new push-button layout.

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  1. Hopefully the folks at General Motors have invited ‘regular people’ to test the new infotainment system because to be successful, the new infotainment system needs to be easy enough for almost anyone to navigate without looking at a manual or instruction video.

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    1. How are you not banned from this you troll

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      1. My comment a few days back that he is the most ritualistically pessimistic commenter to ever roam this website still stands.

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    2. Wow, GM’s current system is regarded fairly well in terms of ease of use.

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    3. You are such a troll. GM literally has one of the best infotainment systems on the market as far as intuitiveness and quality. What the he** are you talking about? Which infotainment system are you referring to?

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    4. Have you ever actually used infotainment 3? Because it is easily one of the most user friendly and straight forward systems you can get in any car regardless of brand…

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    5. Seriously omegatalon. The GM Infotainment is one of the easiest systems to use compared to other brands with a good mix of voice commands and touch screen/knobs and buttons to get around. It takes me about 15 minutes to teach senior citizens who have never used a touch screen, and anyone under 60 finds it very intuitive unless they have never used a smart phone or tablet. Lol

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  2. First…no Thursday night football tonight !!?? and now no column shifter in the Sierra? !!! wtf lol

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  3. Buttons not really an issue unless you play snow. Then it is a big issue.

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  4. Screen will not be 12” as in Ford and RAM.

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    1. It’ll be 12.5”

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      1. No way, the Silverado will get a bigger screen than the Yukon Denali.

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  5. E-stop is a new standard safety feature XD

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  6. Just put a regular radio with Bluetooth and satellite radio in it and be done with this “infotainment” garbage. They used to preach don’t mess with the radio while driving, it’s a distraction. Now people are crying because they don’t have a small tv in the dash???

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    1. I agree. No one needs a a big screen TV in the dash. Lets get back to the “Driving experience”. like it used to be. Just put a decent stereo in it, a decent floor mounted shifter, instruments that are big and work, like most other trucks have a available, and just get back to a truck, being a truck. Making these things into something they shouldn’t be, is getting old. One wants a “car like vehicle”, get a car! Enough of this over thinking of what some think a truck should be. Just look at the “square body” pick up sales in the auctions. Bring back the “KISS” idea, (keep it simple stupid). Enough said.

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      1. A big screen in the dash is needed for the NHTSA-required backup camera (rearview video system). That’s why all cars have them.

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        1. The rearview camera is required, yes, but there’s no requirement that it be displayed on a screen in the dash. Manufacturers just put it there because it’s the easiest place. If you’ll recall, about 10 years ago, some rearview cameras were displayed in the mirror.

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  7. It appears that they have finally put the 2500s embedded step at the front of the box by the cab…welcome addition to those of us with lifted Trail Boss packages.

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  8. I wonder if GM will use the same 7000 people who said the current POS dash was good enough ?

    The new Yukon Denali dash is a win for me, I like it.

    And for those here not aware of it, the larger screen or infotainment screen, will be less of a distraction than the small one, as you struggle to see the smaller one.

    The larger screen is not for the radio any longer, it is a screen for the customers information to be displayed.

    Even the navigation in the new GM vehicles is a joke compared to Google Maps !

    Android Auto, Car Play , Cameras, and HVAC control for those who want to use it, are the screens uses.

    I will miss the column shift if it not offered as an option, like C8.R said, us snow birds use it, and it is quick and out of the way. However I like the console shift in my Canyon but it does take up a lot of space. The trucks and SUVs used as grocery getters, the buttons are OK, yet those of us who use the trucks, for myself, I prefer the column shift.

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    1. How exactly is the navigation a joke compared to Google’s navigation? Have you actually used GM’s new navigation in a new GM product? Have you seen the Escalade’s navigation? Please explain…

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      1. Both GM and Chrysler nav puts my house where it actually is. Google puts it 1.3 miles south of it. Consistently.

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    2. Why are all of you so attached to a column shifter? Seriously, why?

      Other than freeing up some space in the center console, why is GM’s column shifter the crown jewel? Why do you prefer it?

      Why is a button shifter the worst idea ever?

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  9. Years ago when the world and people were somewhat normal complaints about cars came from the usual things like too much road noise, Novocain induced steering, blocked air vents or gauges or a too small trunk.

    Today it’s my distraction screen is not as big as yours or there isn’t enough tech in my car or the more complexity the better. Truly crazy

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  10. Does the test truck have a center console?

    Do we think that the Silverado might go back to having 2 different dashes? Maybe one with center console and push button and one with bench seat and column shift?

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  11. Will the new twenny twenny ChevroletSilverado have a panoramic roof

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  12. Hope they put in a CD player. Maybe all those Equinox fans that complained may purchase a Silverado. lol

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  13. About Time GM start putting bigger screens in there vehicles . Hopefully the new trucks get the 10sp auto back

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    1. 👍 on the 10 spd.

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  14. Leave the stick on the column or in the console change the configuration on the vans orSUV’s. Don’t put dial a shift like Ram did in a pickup truck. It’s girlie or girlish!!!!
    Lower the price so they are affordable!!! Don’t offer so many models it’s going to make you go bankrupt again!

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    1. Offering so many models is how the Ford F-series sells about 1 million units a year and how the GM twin trucks together sell about 800,000 units a year. They can afford it and offering the “something for everyone” model is what keeps these companies both in business and American-owned.

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  15. I hope they don’t I actually remove it, I much prefer the column shifter as I think it’s actually easier and more efficient to use for stuff like backing up a trailer or doing a three point, no need to take your eyes off the road

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  16. PLEASE GIVE ME THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION BACK!!!!!!! I had to give up my 2002 sierra 4×4 4.8 5 speed manual toy to pull my travel trailer with and NO options for a manual in current trucks. If a future truck comes with manual I will immediately trade my 2022 2500hd for a manual.

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    1. Not going to happen. There would not be enough sales for them to justify a manual.

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